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Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
Middle East

Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies

Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve…
Al Jazeera demands release of journalist held in Egyptian prison for 1 year
Egypt

Al Jazeera demands release of journalist held in Egyptian prison for 1 year

As Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein marks one year of detention without charge in an Egyptian prison, the pan-Arab news network…
Qatar Emir ready to resolve row with Gulf Arabs
Middle East

Qatar Emir ready to resolve row with Gulf Arabs

Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Thursday Qatar was ready to sit down with fellow Gulf Arab states…
Amid regional tensions, Qatar buys French-made fighter jets
Middle East

Amid regional tensions, Qatar buys French-made fighter jets

French President Emmanuel Macron sealed multi-billion dollar military and transport contracts in Qatar on Thursday, including the sale of Rafale…
French president arrives in Qatar amid Arab boycott of Doha
Middle East

French president arrives in Qatar amid Arab boycott of Doha

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Qatar on Thursday for a one-day trip to the country amid a boycott of…
Iran and Qatar discuss boosting ties in first Doha meeting since boycott began
Middle East

Iran and Qatar discuss boosting ties in first Doha meeting since boycott began

Tuesday’s meeting between Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Qatar’s ruling Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was…
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours
Middle East

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours

A planned two-day meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ended just hours after it began, amid reports of a…
Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit
Middle East

Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit

The crisis-hit Gulf Cooperation Council began its annual summit on Tuesday amid uncertainty over whether the leaders of Saudi Arabia…
Qatar FM hopes GCC summit will help resolve ongoing diplomatic crisis
Middle East

Qatar FM hopes GCC summit will help resolve ongoing diplomatic crisis

Foreign ministers for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a meeting on Monday in preparation for the 38th session of…
Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region
Middle East

Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia presents Iran as an enemy because it wants to cover…
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